Petition of the day

Moore v. Guerrero

Docket: 11-677Issue(s): (1) Whether, if a magistrate receives a sworn complaint, finds probable cause to believe a crime has been committed, but issues a criminal summons in lieu of an arrest warrant, the Fourth Amendment prohibits a police officer from serving the summons on the accused in the same manner as a warrant; and, if so, (2) whether such law was clearly established in November 2007, given that no federal court had ever issued such a ruling, and several state laws specifically allow criminal summonses to be served in the same manner as warrants; and, (3) if such law was not clearly established, whether petitioner-defendant Moore is entitled to qualified immunity from suits arising out of his service of a criminal summons.

Aug. 2015

In a conversation with Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard, Justice Samuel Alito reflects upon (among other things) his arrival on the Court, recent First Amendment cases, the themes in his dissent in Obergefell v. Hodges, and his love for baseball.